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Will the NHL really prevent players from competing in the 2018 Games? What happens if they decide to go anyway? Does the U.S. have any shot without them? Here's a handy primer of everything you need to know about Olympic hockey but were too afraid to ask.

Will Connor McDavid's new deal change the game for the league's young guns? Will Vegas be more than a flash in the pan? Do the Penguins have another Cup in them? The coming year promises plenty of intrigue.

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined for 177 points last season. Here's how they stack up to other top twosomes -- like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane -- from a stats and Stanley Cup-potential perspective.

With his new eight-year, $100 million contract that kicks in after the 2017-18 season, Connor McDavid is the highest-paid player in the NHL. How long will he hold that title? Here are the candidates to take the throne.

Though their entry-level contracts won't expire until after the 2017-18 season, "generational players" Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel can agree to extensions starting Saturday -- and could forever change the marketplace for restricted free agents.